gorse
IPA: gˈɔrs
noun
- An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
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Examples of "gorse" in Sentences
- Gorse grows in many places on the headland.
- In others it is scrubby with bracken and gorse.
- Dried gorse or blackthorn was traditionally used.
- Gorse and broom have been introduced in recent years.
- The park contains grassland, with hawkweed, gorse and broom.
- The name Furzebrook derives from the furze/gorse and a brook.
- Much of the ground was uneven and sprinkled with patches of gorse.
- The ideal scrub is said to be blackthorn, hawthorn, bramble and gorse.
- The name Furzebrook obviously derives from the furze/gorse and a brook.
- In late summer the northern Quantocks are ablaze with Heather and Gorse.
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